Paul Foggitt was an orthopaedic surgeon in Burton upon Trent. Born on 18 October 1932 in Rawdon near Leeds, he was the son of George Herbert Foggitt, an architect, and his wife Ivy née Roberts. After attending Leeds Grammar School he studied medicine at the University of Leeds Medical School graduating MB ChB in 1957. He did house jobs at Leeds General Infirmary where he was mentored by John Cedric Goligher and John Mounsten Pemberton Clark, and was also demonstrator in anatomy at the University. At Sheffield Royal Infirmary he was on the registrar rotation and influenced by Sir Frank Holdsworth. As an orthopaedic registrar in Edinburgh he worked with G P Mitchell. In 1964 he passed the fellowship of the college. He was eventually appointed consultant in orthopaedics to the South East Staffordshire Health District. In 1966 he married Miss Tasker, a state registered nurse, and they had two sons. Outside medicine he enjoyed photography, vintage motor vehicles and gardening. On retirement he moved to Ripon. He died on 28 October 2016 aged 84.